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The book includes all 323 grounds where football has been played in both the English and Scottish leagues since 1888, at least half of which most will not have even heard of.
Some delightful names from an innocent sepia age are mixed with the bland, 'revenue streams' modern stadia. The Chuckery, Muntz Street, Carolina Port, Westmarch and Raikes Hall have been overtaken by the likes of Kingston Communication Stadium, Williamson Motors Stadium, Ricoh Arena and Reebock Stadium, complete with equally inspiring North, South, East and West Stands.
Each ground is given a National Grid reference as well as a map of the location together with a brief history. (Arsenal once played a match at Priestfield Stadium in 1895 and Leyton Orient - then known as Clapton Orient - played two league games at Wembley.)
25 x 19 cms, hardback, 224 pages.
2002
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